The Lions won their first three,
handily beating Jacksonville Wolfson twice. Leon suffered their first
loss in a three game series with powerhouse Gainesville High. In a five
game winning streak, the Lions shut out Godby and beat Class B State
Champion, Florida High. They also shut out Rickards.

The tide turned for the Big Red as
they lost to Pensacola in the first of five straight defeats. The Lions
fell to Pensacola, Woodham, Escambia, Rutherford, and Rickards before
pulling out of the slump to win ten of the last eleven, with four shut
outs.

Top sluggers for the Lions were Wayne
Quinsey, Marty Rice and Buddy Forehand. Quinsey and Rice had averages of
.340, with Forehand posting a .309. The best pitchers were Rice and
Ronnie Keith. Rice had a 10-3 record, while Keith posted an 8-4 tally.
Rice also pitched one of the only no-hit shutouts in the conference when
he skunked Escambia.